By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Though the consolidation of Fort Howard and Jefferson Elementary School won’t happen until the beginning of next school year, students are already creating connections this holiday season. On Friday, Dec. 13, the second-grade class at Fort Howard spent time making holiday cards for their second-grade peers at Jefferson. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school board will again enforce the 5-minute time limit on public comments, something Board President Brenda Warren said the board has moved away from as of late. “I’ve been getting a fair amount of feedback from multiple places – community, staff, administration – with concerns about our …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Staff are looking at chronic absenteeism throughout the district after eight schools received point deductions on their state report cards because of it. “Chronic absenteeism takes place when a student falls below 84 percent attendance – it’s absent for any reason,” said Stephen Miller, district director of assessment. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – School board members are set to make a possible change to the board’s compensation and expenses policy at their Dec. 16 meeting. What those exact changes will be are still not completely ironed out. After tabling the issue in November, the topic was brought back to the board …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The new Green Bay school district superintendent should possess strong organizational and management skills in leading systemic change and value and celebrate diversity, according to a leadership profile prepared by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA), the search firm hired by the district. Board members approved the leadership …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – More changes could be on the horizon for the Green Bay Area Public School District as it continues to look at declining enrollment on the city’s west side. At their meeting Monday, Nov. 18, board members scheduled another board/superintendent retreat to discuss what’s next for Redesign 2020. The …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school district is again looking into the possibility of implementing a weighted grade point average (GPA) system. This is a topic administration and members of the Intra-City Student Council (ICSC) said has been brought up many times over the last several years. A weighted GPA system takes …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The district’s dual language, bilingual program might be evaluated by an outside third party. At the Monday, Nov. 4, board meeting, administration gave the board an update on the district’s bilingual program and the changes made to the program for the 2019-20 school year. Administrators said the changes …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board received an update on the district’s dual language immersion program at its meeting Monday, Nov. 4, including changes administration made to the program for the 2019-20 school year. After more than three hours of back-and-forth discussion, it was evident administration and bilingual teachers …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It was an emotional ending when many Jefferson Elementary School parents, staff and community members left the school board meeting in tears following the 4-to-3 decision to close Jefferson and consolidate it with Fort Howard Elementary School beginning with the 2020-21 school year. “I didn’t study education in …
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